Washing-machine.



No. 702,429. Parented June 17, |902.`

R. s. HIGGINS.

WASHING MACHINE.

(Application filed Jun. 20, 1902.)

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ROZANDER S. HIGGINS, OF NEOGA, ILLINOIS.

WASHING- MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 702,429, dated June 17, 1902.

Application filed January ZO I 1902. Serial No. 90,467. (No model.)

To al?, whom it may concern:

Be it known that LROZANDER S. HIGGINS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Neoga, in the county of Cumberland and State of Illinois', have invented new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in washing-machines; and it consists in certain novel features ofconstrnction and combination of the parts, as will be hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figurevl is a longitudinal sectional View of a washing-machine of the rocker type constructed in accord with my invention, and in such view the wringer-support is shown out of engagement with the suds box in full lines and in engagement section on the line a: x of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a part of the machine, and Fig. 4 .is a detail View. 1

The base or supporting-frame A consists of outer longitudinal side pieces (across-bars a', to which are attached legs h, and to the frame, so as to extend above the upper edges of the side pieces a, are guide-pieces a2, having V-shaped notches or recesses a3 of sufficient` depth to extend to the upper edge of the side pieces a. p

A wringer support or frame Bis made up of side bars B and cross-pieces attached to the upper ends thereof, the lower ends of the side bars being `pivotally attached to one end of the frame A by means of bolts b. One of the side bars B' has formed-in a side nearest the tub a notch b2, and adjacent to this notch there is attached, bymeans of a pivot or bolt, a latch B2, the outer end having an inwardlyprojecting portion, one face of which is beveled or inclined. The notch and latch are adapted to engage with the opposite ends of a block b3, attached tothe tub. The swinging movement of the frame B outward is limited by a block or stop a4, attachedto the frame A, so that the end of the side piece B below the pivot will contact therewith, as shown in Fig.` i,to maintain the wringer-frameinaninclined position, as shown in full lines in Fig. l.

The tub or suds-box O has attached thereto rockers O,which are connected by cross-pieces c, the center cross-piece being at right angles ,with the bottom of the tub5the other two cross-pieces being inclined, as shown. The lower edges of the cross-pieces c are beveled on opposite sides to engage the V-shaped recesses as. When the edge of the rockers adjacent to such cross-pieces contacts with the upperedges of the longitudinal side pieces a of the frame A,'the cross-pieces engaging the notches will prevent longitudinal movement ofthe suds-boX on the frame and will not interfere or Yprevent the same being rocked or oscillated on the frame.

The suds-box on its inner side carries a number of transverse slatsd, which are attached to longitudinal strips d', and near the upper edge the tub has battens d2, against which the cover E will bear when closed, and inorder to prevent the suds or water seeping or splashing out of the box as it is oscillated' I attach beneath the end battens splashboards d3, which may be centrally cut away, as shown.

The top or cover E has on both its inner and outer sides transverse reinforcing-strips ff', and to the outer end strips are pivoted latches g g, which may bey turned to engage cleats g', attached to the jupper'edge of the frame .of the suds-boX,. these `latches and cleats when in engagement holding the top closed. i

F refers to a handle which is attached to the central cross-piece f of thecover, one end of the handle or block being cut away to provide a graspingrportiomthe other end being at an acute angle with the cover and at such a distance'from its edge that when the cover is raised the angular end will engage the side of the box and maintain the cover in an inclined position with its edge over the tub, and when so positioned the top may be used as a support for the wash, the water draining from the cover into the tub.

When the wringer-supporting frame Bis disengaged from the tub orbox O, the same may be oscillated on its supporting-frame by the handle H.

In use the articles to be Washed are rubbed with soap and are then placed in the tub, which is partially illed with hot Water, the tub being oscillated until the clothes are thoroughly cleansed, and when it is desired to `wring the clothes the frame B, which carries IOO a wringer, is brought to the position shown in dotted lines on Fig. l and locked by the latch. The cover being positioned as shown in Fig. 2 provides a convenient support for the clothes.

As the cross-pieces c do not extend below the curved rocker-frame, the tub may be moved from its supporting-frame and drawn or carried without liability of injuring the tapered ends of the cross-pieces.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a washing-machine, the combination of a supporting-frame, a ends-box in rocking engagement therewith, a Wrnger-frame pivoted to one end of the supporting-frame, a recess' realize ROZANDER s. HIGGINS.

Witnesses:

J. D. WILSON, E. T. SMITH. 

